So, now Monk/Dragoon have to compete with yet another class?

[Drivont]

We really dont have enough info to jump the gun on this one yet.

But they will anyways :/

[Drumm1nK1d]

You guys realize that nin is gonna be dex class right? So quit Q.Qing about loots

[FritoBandito]

You guys realize that nin is gonna be dex class right? So quit Q.Qing about loots

Was this confirmed by SE?

[Atreides]

It would only make sense if Ninja shares the same loot with Monk which has STR as main attribute.
I was always wondering when the monks get a class they can share their gear with, so far only Monk, Dragoon and Bard have no one they share their gear with, the Bard will mostlikely share their gear with the gunner class while the Dragoon maybe with Samurai in the future. So it makes only sense that Ninja can use Monk gear.
It kinda sucks to be stuck with one class and having it geared while other people can reroll like BLM going SMN, thats not really an option for monks and dragoons since they share only their accessoires.

[Alipoprocks]

Dual-wielding guns, yes please!

[Roris]

Most Dex stuff is labeled as Aiming and affects long ranged attacks, yes throwing knives are ranged attacks thank you and it also affects parry rate no need to mention it. I guess the lazier route if they do somehow pick Dex as the class' main stat would be to rename aiming stuff rather than implementing Musketeer and avoid the issue altogether, always the backwards route.

[Themis]

You guys realize that nin is gonna be dex class right? So quit Q.Qing about loots

Why? You're assuming that just because they are nimble (which generally refers to dexterity or agility) that SE will change the way that stats currently work, without any other fundamental changes to the battle system.

DEX is ranged damage. STR is melee damage. Unless NIN is a purely ranged job, which it isn't, then it will be STR based.

[DoctorPepper]

I think they'll most likely add a 3rd set of accessories for nin which might actually give mnk/drg more potential drops if they continue to be made for all classes. I'm thinking that nin might just be the first job that actually relies on skill speed for a main stat over determination/crit rate which would be a game changer in my opinion.

I don't think nin will use Dex, this isn't FFXI and Dex is labelled as ranged damage already which nin is clearly not. The only stat that might have some extra effect on nin might be Int because of the ninjutsu, but that's just speculation.

[Kuroyasha]

Now it is only a matter of time....*whisper* ninja



I dont mind havin another melee. Ill be switching to maining nin as it's what ive been waiting for since I started maining monk in january. Hopefully nin and mnk share gear so i can gear 4 classes at a time lol (BLM alt for gear distribution)

[Keres]

DEX is ranged damage. STR is melee damage. Unless NIN is a purely ranged job, which it isn't, then it will be STR based.

There's nothing stopping SE from making Rogue/Ninja's melee damage scale with DEX. Lots of other games do it that way without issue: WoW, Dungeons and Dragons, etc. "Damage scales with STR for these classes, and scales with DEX for these other classes."

It'd really only necessitate a change to the tooltip text to indicate that fact. In addition, it'd provide some (needed) balance to the loot competition between STR and DEX drops.